A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs.
Latest action · Apr 15, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2013
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abuse-deterrent formulations recognized by FDA as effective, and (2) require generic versions of abuse-deterrent opioid products to be formulated with comparable abuse-deterrent features.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2013 to Apr 16, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 15, 2013 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Apr 15, 2013 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Apr 16, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2013Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 161 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs. | Related bill | Apr 19, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
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- Apr 15, 2013Introduced in Senate
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